| Tehsil Name | Total Population | 1 = No. of Illiterates | % 1 = Illiterates | 2 = No. of Literates but below primary | % 2 = Literates but below primary | 3 = No. of Primary | % 3 = Primary | 4 = No. of Middle | % 4 = Middle | 5 = No. of Secondary | % 5 = Secondary | 6 = No. of Higher Secondary | % 6 = Higher Secondary | 7 = No. of Graduate or Higher | % 7 = Graduate or Higher | 8 = No. of Other (Specify) | % 8 = Other (Specify) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All India | 886692406 | 316795697 | 35.73% | 123835207 | 13.97% | 157572788 | 17.77% | 119909955 | 13.52% | 85021861 | 9.59% | 48018733 | 5.42% | 30589123 | 3.45% | 4744685 | 0.54% |
| State Total | 19583938 | 7745604 | 39.55% | 3225293 | 16.47% | 3249041 | 16.59% | 2675423 | 13.66% | 1260458 | 6.44% | 952508 | 4.86% | 415410 | 2.12% | 60105 | 0.31% |
| District Total | 971723 | 354860 | 36.52% | 165554 | 17.04% | 177267 | 18.24% | 135907 | 13.99% | 66508 | 6.84% | 46200 | 4.75% | 20849 | 2.15% | 4578 | 0.47% |
| Basna (001) | 178979 | 63905 | 35.71% | 28921 | 16.16% | 33119 | 18.5% | 25550 | 14.28% | 13211 | 7.38% | 9019 | 5.04% | 4282 | 2.39% | 972 | 0.54% |
| Saraipali (002) | 172708 | 53278 | 30.85% | 32844 | 19.02% | 33801 | 19.57% | 25126 | 14.55% | 13180 | 7.63% | 8605 | 4.98% | 4336 | 2.51% | 1538 | 0.89% |
| Mahasamund (003) | 206946 | 77123 | 37.27% | 34236 | 16.54% | 35142 | 16.98% | 30052 | 14.52% | 14429 | 6.97% | 10746 | 5.19% | 4339 | 2.1% | 879 | 0.42% |
| Pithaura (004) | 219663 | 81544 | 37.12% | 36139 | 16.45% | 39977 | 18.2% | 30434 | 13.85% | 14971 | 6.82% | 11095 | 5.05% | 4803 | 2.19% | 700 | 0.32% |
| Bagbahara (005) | 193427 | 79010 | 40.85% | 33414 | 17.27% | 35228 | 18.21% | 24745 | 12.79% | 10717 | 5.54% | 6735 | 3.48% | 3089 | 1.6% | 489 | 0.25% |